Agrumi Amari di Sicilia

Agrumi Amari di Sicilia by the Italian house Bois 1920, released in 2005, is a bitter citrus that anyone can wear. Everyone who describes it calls it citrus, and only a minority add green, woody or musky, so it is a focused cologne-style scent rather than a layered composition.

It opens with orange, mandarin orange and grapefruit: the first two sweet and juicy, the last tart and a little bitter, giving the start its Sicilian-sunshine brightness. The heart keeps the theme with lime for a sharp, green sourness and petitgrain, the leaf and twig of the orange tree, which adds a dry, woody bitterness and gives the fragrance its name. The base is simple: musk for a soft, clean finish and patchouli for a touch of earthy depth that keeps it on the skin.

Reports on lasting power are still few. By character it is a hot-weather, daytime scent, suited to someone who wants a classic citrus with real bitterness rather than sweetness.

Agrumi Amari di Sicilia — unisex fragrance by Bois 1920 (released 2005). Top notes: Grapefruit, Orange, Mandarin Orange. Heart notes: Lime, Petitgrain. Base notes: Musk, Patchouli. — Parfica open fragrance database